Paneer Tikka Sub Sandwich
by Tarla Dalal

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paneer tikka sub sandwich recipe is one of the most ordered sandwich by paneer lovers at the restaurant. Learn how to make paneer tikka sandwich.

French bread meets desi spice in this innovative paneer sub Indian snack. Here, French bread is layered with luscious mayonnaise, cheese and veggies along with a tongue-tickling paneer tikka filling. The juiciness of the veggies, the unbeatable taste of cheese, the spiky flavour of the sauces and the truly irresistible filling dance together on your palate to give you a mind-blowing experience.

To make paneer tikka sub sandwich, make the paneer tikka filling first. Combine the curds, besan, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala and salt in a deep bowl and mix well. Add the paneer and mix gently. Keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the marinated paneer, mix gently and cook on a slow flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside to cool completely. Divide the filling into 3 equal portions and keep aside. Next assemble the sandwich. Place the French breads on a clean, dry surface and cut each bread horizontally into two. Place two cheese halves on each of the upper half of the breads. Place the bread halves on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 5 minutes. Keep aside. Place the lower half of a bread on a clean, dry surface and spread ¼ cup lettuce evenly over it. Place all the veggies and spread all the sauce evenly over it. Sandwich it with the upper half of the French bread with the cheese side facing downwards and press it lightly. Serve immediately.

To make paneer tikka sandwich, the addition of dried fenugreek leaves to the filling along with other spice powders gives it a fabulous flavour, which is so tantalizing that your taste buds keep yearning for more, long after you are through with your sandwich.

For a true Subway paneer tikka sub sandwich experience, make your own French bread if time permits. And also do not miss out on placing cheese slice on the bread toasting it. After you add the veggies, also sprinkle salt and pepper for an added flavour. You can also try other delicious sub sandwiches like Cheesy Veg Footlong and Veg Sub Sandwich.

Tips for paneer tikka sub sandwich. 1. Use fresh soft paneer, to experience a soft mouthfeel. 2. Cook the marinated paneer on a slow flame only. Cooking on high flame, might curdle the curd. 3. While we have used mayonnaise, chilli sauce and mustard sauce, you can use other sauce like Southwest sauce, mint mayo, barbeque sauce etc.

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Paneer Tikka Sub Sandwich recipe - How to make Paneer Tikka Sub Sandwich

For The Paneer Tikka Filling
2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1/2 cup thick curds (dahi)
1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
1 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil

Other Ingredients For Paneer Tikka Sub Sandwich
3 baguette , 150 mm. each
3 cheese slices , torn into halves
3/4 cup shredded lettuce
9 tomato slices
9 cucumber slices
9 onion slices
6 capsicum rings
3 tbsp sliced black olives
24 sliced jalapenos
6 tbsp mayonnaise
6 tsp red chilli sauce
3 tsp mustard (rai/ sarson) sauce

Method
For the paneer tikka filling

Combine the curds, besan, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala and salt in a deep bowl and mix well.
Add the paneer and mix gently. Keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the marinated paneer, mix gently and cook on a slow flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside to cool completely.
Divide the filling into 3 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

To make paneer tikka sub sandwich, place the french breads on a clean, dry surface and cut each bread horizontally into two.
Place two cheese halves on each of the upper half of the breads.
Place the bread halves on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 5 minutes. Keep aside.
Place the lower half of a bread on a clean, dry surface and spread ¼ cup lettuce evenly over it.
Place 3 tomato slices, 3 cucumber slices, 3 onion slices and 2 capsicum rings evenly over it.
Spread a portion of the paneer tikka filling evenly over it.
Spread 1 tbsp black olives and 8 jalapenos evenly over it.
Spread 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 2 tsp chilli sauce and 1 tsp mustard sauce evenly over it.
Sandwich it with the upper half of the french bread with the cheese side facing downwards and press it lightly.
Repeat steps 4 to 9 to make 2 more sub sandwiches.
Serve the paneer tikka sub sandwich immediately.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per sandwich

Energy	683 cal
Protein	23 g
Carbohydrates	40.1 g
Fiber	2.6 g
Fat	49.1 g
Cholesterol	25.3 mg
Sodium	555.6 mg

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- veg sub sandwich
- Thai sub sandwich

For the paneer tikka filling

To make paneer tikka sub sandwich filling, add thick curd in a deep bowl. Hung curd would best as it coats the paneer very well.
Add ginger-garlic paste. This lends a very good flavour to the marinade of paneer tikka filling.
Add chilli powder. This is for colour and spice both.
Add dried fenugreek leaves, also called as Kasur methi. You can dry roast it on a slow flame for 15 seconds and then crush it with your fingers and add it.

Add the garam masala. You can add tandoori masala as a substitute to garam masala.
Add 1 tbsp of besan. This helps in thickening curd. In simple terms it acts as a binding agent.
Add oil. gives the flavor to paneer tikka and makes it luscious.
Add salt as per taste.
Mix well using a spoon to make the marinade of paneer tikka filling.

Add the paneer cubes. Cut them into 1” x 1” cubes preferably.
Toss it gently till the marinade coats the paneer cubes well. Keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes. This is for all the flavours to blend well.
Next, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan.
Add the marinated paneer.
Mix gently using a wooden ladle, taking care that the paneer pieces do not break.

Cook the paneer tikka filling on a slow flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously but gently. The oil will help the marinade cook and avoid the paneer from sticking to the pan. Ensure to cook on a slow flame. If cooked on a high flame, there are high chances that the curd might curdle.
Keep aside to cool completely. It will also thicken slightly during this time.
Divide the filling into 3 equal portions and keep aside.

For paneer tikka sub sandwich

To make paneer tikka sub sandwich recipe | Subway paneer tikka sub sandwich | paneer sub Indian snack | how to make paneer tikka sandwich, place a french bread (6”) on a clean, dry surface.
Cut it into half from the centre. Use a sharp bread knife for a clean cut.

Place two cheese halves on the upper half of the bread.
Place both the bread halves of paneer tikka sandwich on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 5 minutes.
On the lower half of a bread spread ¼ cup of lettuce evenly over it. To get crisp lettuce, shred them and place them in ice-cold water for 15 minutes. Remove, pat with a kitchen towel and use.
Place 3 tomato slices. Prefer thick slices if possible.
Place 3 cucumber slices.

Place 3 onion slices also.
Place 2 capsicum rings evenly over it.
Spread a portion of the paneer tikka filling evenly over it.
Spread 1 tbsp black olives over it. You can use green olives if you wish to.
Also place 8 jalapenos evenly over it. These add a touch of spice, so add less if you want your paneer tikka sandwich to be less spicy.

Spread 2 tbsp mayonnaise over it.
If you like spicy Subway paneer tikka sub sandwich, add 1 tsp of chilli sauce.
For added flavour, add 1 tsp of mustard sauce evenly over it. Mustard sauce is slightly pungent, so add as per your liking. You can even add Southwest sauce if you wish to.
Sandwich it with the upper half of the French bread with the cheese side facing downwards and press it lightly.
Press the paneer sub sandwich Indian snack gently.

Repeat steps to make 2 more sub sandwiches.
Serve paneer tikka sub sandwich recipe | Subway paneer tikka sub sandwich | paneer sub Indian snack | how to make paneer tikka sandwich immediately.

Foodie #691880

on 31 Jul 20 11:04 PM

Darshita

on 15 Jul 20 11:45 AM

Excellent & a very quick receipe with delicious taste

Tarla Dalal

19 Jul 20 03:55 PM

Darshita thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes you loved.

Mansi J

on 11 May 16 02:54 PM

What a subway sandwich!!! This was just suupperb!!! I would anydaymake it at home if i would feel like having a sub.. The taste of paneer in the sandwich is so yumm.. I added many more sauces to my sub and it was a complete meal!!